Regular readers of this blog will know that I enjoy publishing guest posts. Today’s writer is composer and piano teacher Angeline Bell. Angeline has recently published two new volumes of piano music with Editions Musica Ferrum, and, in this article, she takes us on her journey as a composer. Scroll to the end of the…
Tag: ABRSM Exams
10 Tips for Piano Exam Success
I’m excited to have been invited to be an Honorary Master Teacher at the Tom Lee Academy in Hong Kong, and I’m looking forward to visiting the academy every year to work specifically with piano teachers. My first blog post for the Tom Lee website focuses on piano exams. This perennially popular subject is suitably…
Intervals – training or teaching? George Bevan
In my second guest post of this new series, George Bevan, an organist, choirmaster and Director of Music at Monkton Combe School, writes about his experiences whilst teaching intervals, and offers some suggestions for effectively tutoring this important skill. I hope this may be useful for all who teach instrumental music exams. It is not…
Selecting & Practising Piano Exam Repertoire: ABRSM Grade 5
Today, I focus on ABRSM Grade 5. This continues my series examining effective exam programming. I will also share five tips for the suggested listed pieces. Some of my tips could be applied to similar repertoire. If you’ve already settled on your programme, you might be able to use some of the ideas mentioned here….
Practising Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor Op. Posth. by Frédéric Chopin
I wrote about practising this beautiful nocturne a few years ago. You can read the article by clicking here. It has become one of my most ‘viewed’ blog posts. This work is now especially popular and one reason is that it is on the current ABRSM Grade 7 syllabus (2017 – 2018). I rewrote the…
Selecting & Practising Piano Exam Repertoire: ABRSM Grade 2
Continuing my series on selecting and practising piano exam repertoire, today we move on to ABRSM Grade 2. I’ve chosen three works. One is from each of lists A, B & C. They are hopefully complimentary. This selection offers a balanced exam programme, with five practice tips for every piece. As always, selections come from the…